Here’s Why Awkwafina Was ‘Appalled’ When She First Read The Script For ‘The Farewell’

Awkwafina is currently playing the lead in the indie film The Farewell, based on the true story of a family keeping a fatal illness secret from its dying matriarch.

But it wasn’t all cherry pie at the beginning, according to the Queens rapper.

“I was a little appalled by it when I first read it,” the star said to Page Six. “I have never really heard of that tradition . . . it really took me going to China to be around Lulu’s family to understand the Eastern reasoning . . . There is love behind [it].”

She added, “In America you have to tell someone they are sick . . . in China it is a little bit looser.”